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Queen Camilla Says It Was ‘Difficult’ to Keep Charles’s Cancer a Secret
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Queen Camilla said in an interview that she found it difficult to keep King Charles's cancer diagnosis confidential before it was publicly announced in 2024. "I was just longing to let it out," she stated, "but obviously I couldn't." The specific timing of when Charles's diagnosis was made public and the reasons for the delay were not detailed in her comments.
